The Atlanta Falcons entered Week 12 amid a five-game losing streak, and Michael Penix Jr.'s season-ending ACL tear made a bad situation even worse. It meant that Kirk Cousins would take over for the 25-year-old as Atlanta's starter for the rest of the season, which dashed any remaining playoff hopes this team had.
However, the 37-year-old has looked adequate in his second start of the year as the Dirty Birds lead the New Orleans Saints 16-7 at halftime. It hasn't been perfect, but Cousins has injected life into a Falcons' offense that was reeling after losing both Penix and Drake London due to injury last week.